George’s Deli & BBQ

Ordered delivery from this place on a Tuesday night. The only positive thing is that they delivered late at night, other than that this place sucks. DO NOT order the fish and chips! It consists of two greasy fish patties, not even in the shape of fish. I’m still feeling sick the morning after. Also the delivery guy rang our bell 10 times on our way to the door and was rude when we got there. Would never order from here again.

Food was greasy, bland and for the most part, inedible. I’m amazed that they are still open.

A bit of a downtown institution.
Great chicken, fries, gravy, spaghetti, burger, wings… The place would be an interesting documentary, the area is rundown and the constant flow of people is ‘interesting’. I used to love the ‘photo’ wall back in the day; customers eating their food (I was on there! alongside Master T and other huge celebrities ;) I also used to like the photo of SHAQ in his long fur after an early in the franchise raptors/​magic game. George the owner (gone now; back to Greece I believe) was an interesting man, hard worker. George’s has fed a lot of homeless people in their day, no uncommon for them to cut deals for homeless/​addicts, or free fries, etc. George’s adds character to the neighbourhood and most importantly; adds very good chicken/​fries.

We order from here all the time; usually it’s not great but it does the job. Today however was the worst delivery experience I have ever had.
First the delivery man knocks two, maybe three, times and as we are walking to the door to answer it — he proceeds to open it and enter our home.
At which point I tell him that is completely unacceptable behaviour only to have him argue that he had been knocking for sometime and it was our fault for taking too long to answer. Of course prompting me to ask why did he not use the phone to inform us of his arrival — which naturally he cannot answer.
Now here’s where it gets really fucking ridiculous — while eating our wings I find one that has a bite taken out of it.
They literally walked in my house, ate my food, and charged me for it.

I ordered a ¼ chicken dinner on 21÷06÷15, late night. I was asked to be patient for delivery, since they were busy as it was Father’s Day. No biggie. I had a craving for chicken and I had never tried George’s.
It did arrive late, which I didn’t mind particularly. What was truly disappointing was the meal itself. The chicken was positively ridiculous. The portion was tiny, and there was hardly any meat on this piece of chicken at all. The package was, in essence, a tiny piece of «chicken» with little meat, surrounded by a sea of french fries. The gravy helped choke a few down. The coleslaw was okay, but the buttered roll didn’t taste fresh at all. I should have taken a picture. I have never had chicken that had so little meat. I can’t for the life of me figure it out.
I’ve heard good things about George’s so this was a big disappointment. They should offer other sides because that pound of french fries is beyond hilarious.

I am a bit of a gutter pig when it comes to good, greasy food, so this place suited me right down to the ground. In my hood when I was in the Regent Park area, it was a fairly regular stop on the way home from late drinks or just for after work. I always got the double leg dinner with fries. Ask for salt and pepper on the fries and gravy on the side. It’s heaven on earth. Also check out the fish and chips. Very good for pre-​made. The only complaint is the chicken can be kind of dry on occasion, but it’s more than compensated for by the fact that it’s open until 4am almost everyday and the prices are oh so reasonable. Skip Swiss Chalet any day for this place. Slumming it never tasted so good!

I’ve been here lot of times. The spaghetti and meet sauce are pretty good. Chicken and ribs are not bad. The service are pretty good too. Although the locating is ghetto and people around the area is ghetto. It is pretty good for its priced.

Pretty poor. We went on the basis of these reviews and they let us down. Soggy fries, unappetising, fatty ribs, with the rotisserie chicken being the best of a lousy lot. On the upside, the service was friendly.

GOT SCAMMED. They over charged me by around $ 15. Beware. Paid 52 $ for 3 ½ chicken dinners with spaghetti and ribs. Didnt really notice till i told my wife at home. BEWARE!!! The food was okay though. Not the best.

This place is great for late night delivery only (till 4am). The only thing decent to order on their menu is the 10 wing dinner that comes with fries, bun, gravy and coleslaw. Everything is not worth trying. I’ve tried their spaghetti and meatballs which is very sweet and just a massive amount of pasta with awful tomato sauce and yuck meatballs. Again only good for late night delivery and their wing dinner. I’m not saying the wing dinner is amazing, but what do you expect for ordering food past 1am.

went there today. it was pathetic. people are not kidding when they say that this is a seedy part of town. funny how you can walk a few blocks and the energy of your environment can change quite drastically. the chicken was sooo bland. i got a quarter chicken — included a breast and wing with bbq sauce– and i also got coleslaw. that costed me over $ 9. the coleslaw was so old — it was disgusting. i threw both my chicken and coleslaw away and went somewhere else to eat. the place is also a mess.

It was a good place to get food when working nights

If you can ignore the sketchiness of this neighbourhood you will find that this place is a great deal for a filling meal! Wait wait let me try again…
There is a little dive gem in this colourful neighbourhood were you can buy half a chicken with spaghetti in a large container for around $ 10! You get a generous portion of rotisserie chicken with another generous portion of spaghetti. I’m pretty sure you can get fries and gravy instead of spaghetti but I’ve never got anything but the spaghetti when I get the chicken. The chicken is solid, the spaghetti not so much but very filling.
The BBQ chicken sandwich and the roast beef sandwiches are ok but I’ve really only stuck to the chicken meal for the sheer value! If I don’t finish it I have another meal later!

Ok. First things first. The other reviews both bothered to point out the sketchy location of George’s Chicken. It’s true, it’s on one of the bad corners in Cabbagetown — but that’s the beauty of this hood: where millionaires and crackheads collide in a perfect (and SAFE) harmony.
The chicken is good, the fries and gravy are great, the sides are cheap and average. Basically, you can get something here that is WAY better and half of the price of Swiss Chalet or KFC.
I’ll be back! Cluck cluck.

Fries and gravy are pretty good but the chicken was way too dry. Get it covered in gravy and it is a bit better.
I would almost rather get one of those pre-​cooked chickens from a grocery store.

On your way to George’s you get a little worried based on its neighborhood, and then you walk up to the door and something tells you not to go in, but once you do you quickly re-​learn that saying your mom used to tell you-don’t judge a book by it’s cover. The best roasted chicken in the city, by far. Also, they deliver and they are fast. Prices are very reasonable. The family that works there are very humble and you can tell by their food that they love cooking chicken. Do not hesitate to try this spot.

George’s chicken at this location is in a sketchy neighborhood, with sketchy people on the street corners and no place I would feel comfortable leaving my car.
That being said, no matter how you get to this corner and through the doors (you’re on your own for that buddy) the people inside are extremely friendly. The food is cheap, delicious and plentiful.
I want to try their Beaches location because I really don’t see myself going back to this intersection (and I would NEVER go there after dark), but in a purely review-​the-​food kind of way, this is pretty good chicken dinner takeout.
PS… You have to take it out — there is not a single table or chair to be had here.
I think I would rather try a different rotisserie chicken than go back here, but it was okay.

To me, George’s represents the perfect Toronto food experience. The food is not only extremely tasty but pretty cheap and generously proportioned. Also, there is always the chance you could get shot, which I think is the most important part.
Based on the activity inside the restaurant, you’d swear that George’s was a front for some kind of crime-​based operation but all I can say is, if it is, it’s a hell of a front. This food is great.
The best deal on the menu is surely the ½ chicken spaghetti, which is literally a huge take out container filled with a ½ a chicken and a ton of spaghetti. The chicken is rotisserie and predictably delicious. Greasy, tender and incredibly flavourful. I think it’s about $ 10. What a deal!
If you’re either not as hungry or just in the mood for a sandwich I’d recommend the chicken sandwich. Simple, delicious. Very similar to the chicken sandwich at Kathy’s Corner.